The Belgium squad was the only to produce single clear rounds for all riders. Pieter Devos (Espoir), Niels Bruynseels (Cas de Liberté), Jerome Guery (Grand Cru van de Rozenberg) and Gregory Wathelet (Coree) all finished clear in this first Nations Cup round.
Peder Fredricson aiming for gold
Indivually it is still vice-Olympic Champion, Peder Fredricson who's in the lead with his 11-year-old sBs-gelding, H&M All In (by Kashmir van Schuttershof). Marcus Ehning (Pret a Tout) and Luciana Diniz (Fit For Fun 13) complete the virtual stage.
Marcus Ehning (GER) talking about his round with Pret A Tout that left him in second place individually and helped Germany to finish seventh in the team rankings :
"I'm really happy, I did what I wanted to do, I was lucky that he is naturally a very fast horse so I was good in time. The pressure is always greater if the first riders are really good, but after we didn’t have a super start I could do just my own thing. Philip (Weishaupt) at the end also did a good round, so I hope we are not too far away.”
Louis Konickx (BEL) course designer: "The course makes its own story! It turned out to be very exciting, everyone finding their own way and also at the end the red double, there were many faults there, yet many jumped it very easily so I’m surprised!”